Zeitgeist is proud to present the first ever NEW ORLEANS MIDDLE EAST FILM FESTIVAL

JANUARY 19 – 28, 2007

Zeitgeist Multi-disciplinary Arts Center
1724 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd (@ Felicity)
New Orleans, LA 70113
(504) 525-2767
www.zeitgeistinc.net
zte@bellsouth.net
All events are by donation:
$7 general/$6 students & seniors/$5 Zeitgeist members & children unless otherwise noted.
Day passes are available for only $10 or $12 on Saturdays or Sundays.
Festival pass: only $50 per person/$75 per couple.

In any writing or screenwriting class you quickly learn that the most important element to any good story is conflict. In the Middle East, conflict is a more abundant natural resource than even oil. This first time festival, presented by ZEITGEIST MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ARTS CENTER, without any grants or public funds, features 41 films never screened before in New Orleans from throughout the Middle East. Curated by Rene Broussard, this remarkable program of films explores the extremely rich and complex history, politics and culture of this volatile region. Then, to round things off to an even 42, the festival is immediately followed by a weeklong exclusive, theatrical engagement of the award-winning documentary IRAQ IN FRAGMENTS by James Longley and featuring LENS ON SYRIA: THIRTY YEARS OF CONTEMPORARY CINEMA

Sponsored by and special thanks to NEW ORLEANS PALESTINE SOLIDARITY, NEW ORLEANS HUMAN RIGHTS DELEGATION, CHARITABLE FILM NETWORK, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION: WEST BANK AND GAZA, RAMATTAN NEWS AGENCY, and ArteEast